This Day In Wrestling History – December 19th

In 1999, WCW Starrcade was held in Washington DC. This event featured the match in which Bret Hart suffered his career-ending concussion

– Madusa defeats Evan Karagias to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title
– Norman Smiley defeats Meng to retain the WCW Hardcore Title
– Sting defeats The Total Package by DQ
– Kevin Nash defeats Sid Vicious in a Powerbomb Match
– Chris Benoit defeats Jeff Jarrett in a Ladder Match to retain the WCW United States Title
– Bret Hart defeats Goldberg in a No-DQ Match to retain the WCW World Title, though the title would be vacated on the following Nitro due to the controversial finish of the match

In 2009, ROH Final Battle, held in New York City, was the first ROH PPV to be broadcast live

– Eddie Kingston defeats Chris Hero in a Fight Without Honor
– The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) defeat The American Wolves (Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– Jack Evans defeats Teddy Hart in an Unsanctioned Match with Julius Smokes as special guest referee
– Austin Aries fought Tyler Black to a one-hour time limit draw to retain the ROH World Title